DIY weaving Mexican Ojo de Dios

How to make a mandala with wool?

How about adding a little color to your home as autumn arrives? That's what Mathilde aka Les brindilles is proposing with a radiant Mexican weave. Called theOjo de Dios, it's a sort of luckywool mandala.

Do you know the meaning of the Ojo de Dios? It's a ritual tool, a magical and spiritual object, and a cultural symbol in Mexico. The Ojo de Dios is also called tsikuri, which means "the power to see and understand the unknown". When a child is born, the central eye is woven by the father, then an eye (a row) is added each year, until the child is 5 years old. This ritual is said to have been created by the Huichols, a people of western Mexico.

The ojo de dios consists of a woven pattern on a wooden cross. Several colors of thread are used to make it. The technique for reproducing this wall weaving from Central America is quite simple: simply wind wool onto sticks, once on the bottom, once on the top, to create the figures.
Thanks to Mathilde for sharing her easy Mexican weaving tutorial.

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